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Turn Left

Turn Left

Posted on August 10, 2025 by Eej S

Today at the lake, it was sunny and warm. I was tired from my swim yesterday, so I decided to take a leisurely bike ride around the city. My navigation system was: every so often, turn left. For the most part, it worked. I ended up back at my apartment in an hour and a READ MORE

Posted in The Journey, Walking & Cycling Tagged cycling, insights, sweden, urban-cycling
Colder

Colder

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Eej S

Jan 7, 2024. Temp 40 F. Water temp 47 F. Today at the lake it was cold. Colder than usual. Still 40 F, but everything felt colder.  I went with my neighbor, S, and we were both feeling cold as we assembled our gear on the beach. The hardest part of winter swims is getting READ MORE

Posted in Sea and Lake Plants, Swimming Experiences, Uncategorized Tagged cold, cold-water-swimming, insights, lakeswimming, openwaterswimming, swim-buddy, todays-lesson
Onward!

Onward!

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Eej S

Today at the lake it was windy and c-c-cold.  I met with K5, who I haven’t seen in two weeks. Always nice to swim with her. She just started this winter, and was smart to buy thermal gear. I’m always impressed with how she is in the water and unafraid, just figuring it out as READ MORE

Posted in Mental Health, Swimming Experiences Tagged depression, insights, openwaterswimming, PTSD, swim-buddy
Good Idea to Listen to My Guide

Good Idea to Listen to My Guide

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Eej S

Monday Feb 21 2022 | Sunny but cold! Today at the lake I made so many mistakes. And I was warned! The Gear  I drove home from the lake in silence today because there is no song for “I told you so,” and even if there is, T is much too kind to tell me READ MORE

Posted in Sacred Swims, Swimming Experiences Tagged cold, cold-water-swimming, insights, openwaterswimming, perspective, struggle, trust, windy
A Few Things I've Learned

A Few Things I’ve Learned

Posted on February 19, 2022 by Eej S

swimming in open water is harder than swimming in a pool swimming in open water gives me a high like I’ve never gotten in a pool it’s important to get my gear dialed in it’s important to take care of my gear it’s important to shower after a swim because of DUCK POOP PARASITES the READ MORE

Posted in The Journey Tagged insights, openwaterswimming, todays-lesson
Sea Witch of the West

Sea Witch of the West

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Eej S

Feb 16, 2022 Today at the lake the water was cold but full of sunbeams. A flock of ducks landed in the water just as I was walking up to the edge. I think they scattered too quickly for me to get them in the pre-swim photo I took. That’s ok.  Bathing & Hygiene I READ MORE

Posted in Sacred Swims, Swimming Experiences Tagged challenge, consciousness, duck-poop, ducks, floating, insights, lake-witch, park-friends, sea-witch
"...the Rays of the Beautiful Sun"

“…the Rays of the Beautiful Sun”

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Eej S

Today at the lake, I swam for 24 minutes!! Technically, it’s more more like 18-20, or less, because I started the timer then had to get into my gloves, which takes a long time, then into the water. Also, it took me time to get out of my gloves so I could turn off the READ MORE

Posted in Mental Health, Swimming Experiences Tagged brave, fear, insights, lake-weeds, music, stinker
NightSwimming

NightSwimming

Posted on November 27, 2021 by Eej S

Today at the lake, I finally got to do a real night swim with V, another swimmer I met via online FB groups. I’ve tried to organize a couple of Friday night swims on the FB page I started for women who swim in the lake….and they never get off the ground. But V also READ MORE

Posted in Swimming Experiences Tagged cold-water-swimming, flow, incantation, insights, neoprene, night-swimming, openwaterswimming, poetry, swim-buddy, swim-gear
Why

Why

Posted on September 23, 2021 by Eej S

Today at the lake…I didn’t go! Kinda sick, but I had pt instead. I was trying to explain why I swim to my pt. ‘Cause I’m a runner who can’t run. Also, sunbeams, weightlessness, magic. But the runner part of my brain is what gets me to enter the lake when it’s cold. The runner READ MORE

Posted in Sacred Swims, Swimming Experiences, The Journey Tagged insights, openwaterswimming, resilience, why-i-swim

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